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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Celebrating the British sitcom and looking at the social and political context from which our favourites grew, with help from Steve Coogan, Richard Curtis, Jack Dee and others.
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.
Narrated by Rebecca Front, with commentary and insider knowledge from Steve Coogan, Richard Curtis, Beryl Vertue, James Corden, Jack Dee and top writing team Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:24
Village People, Village People + Boney M
I Am What I Am
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00:29
The Young Ones
Challenged
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00:30
Tv Themes
The Young Ones
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00:53
Oasis
Half The World Away
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00:54
Stephen Fretwell
Run
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00:55
Angry Anderson
Suddenly
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Rebecca Front |
Producer | Breid McLoone |
Director | Breid McLoone |
Executive Producer | Steven Canny |
Participant | Steve Coogan |
Participant | James Corden |
Participant | Lord Grade |
Participant | Richard Curtis |
Participant | Dick Clement |
Participant | Ian La Frenais |
Participant | Graham Linehan |
Participant | Josh Widdicombe |
Participant | Jack Dee |
Participant | Hugh Dennis |
Participant | Beryl Vertue |
Participant | Jonathan Harvey |
Participant | Lee Mack |
Participant | Nerys Hughes |
Participant | Anna Raeburn |
Participant | Trix Worrell |
Participant | Adil Ray |
Participant | Jon Plowman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 12 Sep 2016 21:00
- Tue 13 Sep 2016 02:30
- Mon 2 Jan 2017 02:35
- Sat 7 Oct 2017 23:25
- Boxing Day 2017 23:30
- Sat 15 Sep 2018 22:30
- Thu 28 Mar 2019 22:00
- Fri 29 Mar 2019 03:05
- Boxing Day 2019 22:35
- Tue 23 Feb 2021 21:00
- Tue 2 Nov 2021 21:30
- Thu 27 Oct 2022 00:10
- Fri 28 Oct 2022 02:20
- Sun 23 Apr 2023 00:30
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